Slicing machine for vegetables and foodstuffs



Feb. 11, 1930. M. WOQLLEY 1,746,979

SLICING MACHINE FOR VEGETABLES AND FOODSTUFFS Filed Feb. 13, 1929 IN V EN TOR.

Mia Moi/f7 zY I w W Patented Feb. 11, 1930 e 3 man: wooLn Y or raooxt nrfnnw'r'onx m imcnmn'roa vnenmnms AND roons'rurrs Application filed February 1a, 192s. Serial-No. 339,530.

This invention relates generally to vegetable slicers and has more particular refer r e'ncetoa novel device forslicing'vegetables, fruits and the like and for dicingthe same;

Theinvention has for an ob ect the -provision of a device of the class mentioned which is of simple durable'construction, de-r i )sirablein use and efficient in action, and

which can bra-manufactured and sold .at a reasonable cost. The invention proposesthe use sofa cup v with an inturnedbottom flange upon vwhich a knife grate rests, legs being provided for supporting the cup upon'a receptacle support bracket arranged'for clamping upon the edge g of atable, and aknife is arranged for moving transversely across the bottom of the knife grate. I

F or further comprehension of the invenva'rious novel features of the invention are more" particularly set forth. I 7

In the accompanyin drawing forming a,

m aterial palt of this disclosure Fig, 1 is a front oelevational view of. a de- Fig.2 is a central vertical sectional'.' view 4 taken on the line'2'2 of Fig.- 1. s 1 -Fig.- 3 is a plan viewjof Fig. 1. I Y

Fig.- 4 is a orizontal "sectional viewtaken onthe line 44 of Fig. 1. v

; Figs. 5 and 6 are plan views of knife grates constructed according tomodified forms.

' erally a cup 'having a flared top 11 and an inturned bottomflange 12. A knife grate Y the said bottom flange '12. he knife grate has a-circular frame 14,,L shaped in verticaltransverse cross section anda plurality of knives 15 with end cut-outs 16 rest within the frame and upon the bottom arm of said L shape. The frame is provided'with a plurality of grooves 17 as seen in Fig. 3 for holding the knives against displacement.

The kmves are parallel and each of the knives is formed with cut-out portions 18 communil with a horizonta'l-arm 26.

joint 30.

tion, and of the objects and advantages v v A receptacle 31 rests upon the top plate-22 v I thereof, reference will be had to the -follow ing description and accompanying drawings, j

and to the appended" claims in-w-hich' the 'b 13 is disposed within the on and rests upon eating with the top edges for receiving transverse knives' hav ing similar cut-outs commu-- nicating with their bottom edge, such transverse knives being shown, inFig. -6' and indicatcdby numeral 19.- 'A pair of opposite legs 20 are 50 attached at their top ends upon opposite sides of the cup l0'and at their bottom ends upon a receptacle bracketi2l; The receptacle bracket has a top plate-member22 formed with opposite'arms m, f

23 and-alverfical-arm 24 with a reinforcement bulge 25, connectswvith the toppla-te 22 and A clamping screw 27" threadcdly engages thru the arm 26 and is arrangedfor' clamp ingt-he device upon an edge "ofa table. The clamp screw 27 has a head28 at. its bottom T end and at its top end a clamping'plate 29 f" connected with the screw by 'a' '.universal directly beneath the knife -grate. A support otally supports a link 33 to' which a knife 3i ispivotaQlly-connected. -The'knife has opposite cutting edges 36 andia handle 35; A lug a 37 extends from the handle 35 and supports a roller 38. engaged in a .rollentrack 39'supported betweenthe-legs 20. This roller track is of semi-el-liptical shape to cause the. knife so to move slightly forwards and rea'rwards while said knife is-moved-transversely across the lloiottom of the knife grate and' on the said trac I The modified form of grate illustrated in 1 'Fig. 5 shows the knives 15' thereof spaced a The reference numeral 10 indicates gen-- closer thanthe'knives of the grate illustrated. I 1n Fig.3., In Fig. 6 transverse knives '19 are also shown, and they cross the knives 15. The 1 clrcular frame 1 10f the knife grate is procuts are formed within the vegetables and 0 race 32 is attached uponth'e cuplO and pivi fruits while they are forced thru the grate. Then the knife 34 may be moved transversely for cutting off the portions of the vegetables and fruits extending beneath the grate. Ad-

5 ditional pressure upon the contents in the cup forces more thru the grate and again the knife may be moved for cutting the additional projecting portions.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the in.-

vention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. A device for slicing vegetables, fruits and the like, comprising a cup, a knife grate supported in the bottom thereof, means for supporting the cup, and a knife arranged to move transversely across the bottom of the grate, pivotally supported on a link in turn pivotally supported on the cup, said knife having a handle with a depending lug supporting a roller guided in a roller track attached on legs connected with the cup.

2. A device for slicing vegetables, fruits 3 and the like, comprising a cup, a knife grate supported in the bottom thereof, means for supporting the cup, and a knife arranged to move transversely across the bottom of the grate, pivotally supported on a link in turn pivotally supported on the cup, said knife having a handle with a'depending lug supporting a roller guided in a roller track attached on legs connected with the cup, said legs being supported on a receptacle support 40 bracket.

3. A device for slicing vegetables, fruits and the like, comprising a cup, a knife grate supported in the bottom thereof, means for supporting the cup, and a knife arranged to move transversely across the bottom of the grate, pivotally supported on a link in turn 1pivotally supported'on the cup, saidknife aving a handle with 9. depending lug supporting a roller guided in a roller track attached on legs connected with the cup, said legs being supported on a receptacle support bracket, arranged for clamping upon a table.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

MAR-IE WOOLLEY. 

